TerryJ2
Well-Known Member
difficult child is trying Prozac/fluoxetine. The psychiatrist insisted that it was chemically dissimilar enough from Zoloft that he wouldn't get the awful reactions he got last time.
She instructed us to dissolve a 20 mg tablet into about 8 oz. of cranberry juice, and have him sip some every day, to get the medication into his system. She said the cranberry juice had a good pH so the medication will stay fresh up to 10 days.
The goal is to actually take a 20 mg tablet.
He is on winter break right now so this is a good time to try new medications ... he won't miss any school this way!
I suggested Imprimamine, Seroquel, and Risperdal but she did not want to try them yet. She still thinks difficult child has mild depression and anxiety from his Asperger's issues and that the others are more for bipolar. She also said that imprimamine is a pain in the neck because of the constant monitoring and blood draws.
Not much I can do at this point but live through the experience.
If difficult child is going to have a reaction, I think I will notice it by this weekend. Wish us luck!
She instructed us to dissolve a 20 mg tablet into about 8 oz. of cranberry juice, and have him sip some every day, to get the medication into his system. She said the cranberry juice had a good pH so the medication will stay fresh up to 10 days.
The goal is to actually take a 20 mg tablet.
He is on winter break right now so this is a good time to try new medications ... he won't miss any school this way!
I suggested Imprimamine, Seroquel, and Risperdal but she did not want to try them yet. She still thinks difficult child has mild depression and anxiety from his Asperger's issues and that the others are more for bipolar. She also said that imprimamine is a pain in the neck because of the constant monitoring and blood draws.
Not much I can do at this point but live through the experience.
If difficult child is going to have a reaction, I think I will notice it by this weekend. Wish us luck!